Orthodox icons "Legend '

According to the Orthodox Church is an important icon doctrine is "Tradition", intended for the rumors, oral traditions, also known as "church tradition." Orthodox Church that "Holy Tradition 'and the Bible, just as God's revelation, the difference between the Bible only in the Bible is inspired by God who passed the church in the form of text record in the book. Orthodox Church confirmed the safety awareness of the beliefs and principles are not correct individual member, but by the whole Church saved by the Church as church tradition from generation to generation, which is the church of St. pass a variety of ways to keep the general form of his own doctrine.

Church tradition recognized the Savior's an icon in his lifetime when it already exists, this is like heaven Savior, Savior, like non-hand-made.

The legend of the origin of the non-hand-made icon of Christ, there are two versions, one popular in the West, the other in the East spread (in this case refers to the east of the Oriental Christian world of the East Roman Empire). The first legend is that there is a devout believer woman Veronica, she was out of compassion, the crucifixion of Christ on Calvary, when, with his scarf to wipe the face of Christ, so that Christ's face on the magicIt is printed on her headscarf. In the West and Russia after the 17th century, there is the portrait of female followers Veronica, her hand printed picture of the square of Christ.

The second story takes place in the legendary Oriental City Ai Desa, a local king Oriago had leprosy, the long-sought cure for the disease of people. He heard about the miracle of Christ can do it, he sent his servant to look for disease. He wants to give him a piece of white cloth used to draw, then put his face to the canvas. Then his face is automatically non-hand reclamation printed on canvas.

When the king's servants back to this magical cloth Aide Sa, King approaches the canvas, it's a terrible disease was cured. King Oriago put this canvas as the most precious relics preserved. Later, once the capital besieged by the enemy, seeing the fall of Oriago ordered the piece of the puzzle in the canvas walls in order not to fall into enemy hands and is not tainted. In fighting the most intense moments, this piece of heaven's portrait has appeared a miracle - the portrait seemed to penetrate the thick walls, printed on the wall. See this incredible magic phenomenon, scared the enemy to evacuate the wall, not on the offensive. Thus, Christ's miraculous save both face the king, but also save the city.

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